Culturehttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/1486
enGAY, DISABLEDAND LOUDhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/gay-disabledand-loud.html
<p>“So, I’m very gay and very disabled,” slam poet Nathan Say jokes during a performance in the student union auditorium at UNLV on Nov. 4.</p><p>Say appeared as part of the UNCENSORED poetry series put on by UNLV’s multicultural programs office. Nadia Omar, the university’s multicultural programs director, is planning another slam poetry event for students in the spring.</p>Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:13:00 +0000hdmoadmin947676 at http://lasvegascitylife.comCOMIC BOOK FEST CONTINUES GROWTHhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/comic-book-fest-continues-growth.html
<p>It will come to not surprise to any of my ex-girlfriends and/or former employers reading this, but I am a member of a social demographic that has been described as a stunted man-child, or fanboy.</p><p>I learned to read from comic books and, consequently, believe in their legitimacy not only as an art-form but as a form of literature. I noticed that the Vegas Valley Book Fair last weekend seemed to have a lot of panels devoted to the young adult audience genre, so why not extrapolate further back when my editor asked if I wanted to cover anything this weekend, my response was, “Well, there is this one thing…”</p>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:47:22 +0000hdmoadmin947441 at http://lasvegascitylife.comTHE CURIOUS AFTERLIFE OF THE ENIGMA CAFEhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/curious-afterlife-enigma-cafe.html
<p>THE CURIOUS AFTERLIFE OF THE ENIGMA CAFE</p><p>It’s 3 a.m. and I’m in the kitchen of a hostel in San Francisco.</p>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 16:39:19 +0000hdmoadmin946116 at http://lasvegascitylife.comSavage Lovehttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/savage-love.html
<p>SETTLE THIS for us, Dan? Which is the bigger ask: a one-time, once-in-a-lifetime threesome or regular (and pretty damn elaborate) bondage sessions?</p><p>LET ME GUESS: Your partner is into bondage, ROPER, and you’re not. But you’ve been doing the hard work of tying him/her/some-other-point-along-the-gender-spectrum up for months, years, or decades … and the partner you’ve gone to great lengths to indulge (and restrain) regards your request for a once-in-a-lifetime/standard-issue-fantasy threesome as too much to ask of him/her/SOPATGS.</p>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 17:25:41 +0000hdmoadmin945676 at http://lasvegascitylife.comCultural wastelandhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/cultural-wasteland.html
<p>[ON THE SCENE]</p><p>LABOR DAY SUNDAY WITH THE ACADEMY BEAT LEAGUE</p>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:57:44 +0000hdmoadmin945651 at http://lasvegascitylife.comFirst Friday is changing — for August, anywayhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/first-friday-changing-%E2%80%94-august-anyway.html
<p>Heeding the feedback that First Friday has all but forgotten the art-walk aspect that spurred its launch in 2002, organizers will change up next week’s edition to better highlight both the visual arts and the galleries south of Charleston Boulevard. Here’s what they’ve told us:</p><p><strong>1. Winter is coming in summer:</strong> First Friday’s creative marketing and PR rep Charles Ressler promises an “experiential, heightened-sensory exhibit” to stretch down a portion of Casino Center Drive, typically the thoroughfare occupied by vendor tents, performers and food trucks. Those ancillary components will largely move north of Charleston, and in their place will be a winter-themed display dubbed AntARTica, conceived in part to play against the type of our usual summer First Friday experience.</p>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 01:14:11 +0000hdmoadmin755551 at http://lasvegascitylife.comThe couture cure: AFAN holds fundraising photo contesthttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/couture-cure-afan-holds-fundraising-photo-contest.html
<p>We wouldn’t know good fashion if Anna Wintour pinned us down and dressed us herself. But some of you do, and that pedigree could help some sick and needy people.</p><p>Aid For AIDS Nevada, or AFAN, is holding a contest for those who can dress in fabulous black and white chic and submit photos of their gussied-up selves to local Gunn/Klum types to be judged. Five winners will be picked to campaign through the summer, right through the Aug. 24 Black and White Party at the Hard Rock Hotel, AFAN’s big fundraising fiesta. The “Black &amp; White Icon” who scores the most online votes (each $1 vote goes to AFAN) and earns the most cash donations at the party earns a $1,000 gift card to Macy’s. Or, that store’s shoppers can buy a $10 savings “glam” pass, half of which is earmarked for AFAN’s efforts to also help out those suffering with AIDS and HIV. Those interested can visit afanlv.org for details.</p>Wed, 03 Jul 2013 23:34:22 +0000hdmoadmin563016 at http://lasvegascitylife.comCenterpiece: LGBT Arts Series at the Centerhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/centerpiece-lgbt-arts-series-center.html
<p>The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada launches a bimonthly arts and culture series called The Centerpiece on June 29, with a screening of<em> Still Black</em>, a documentary about six black transgender men, followed by a Q&amp;A with director Kortney Ryan Ziegler. Other film, music and literary events round out the program; visit <a href="http://www.thecenterlv.com/centerpiece">www.thecenterlv.com/centerpiece</a> for more info.</p>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:12:14 +0000hdmoadmin501371 at http://lasvegascitylife.comFour pervy online comments about the proposed Polercoasterhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/four-pervy-online-comments-about-proposed-polercoaster.html
<p>“One wonders if they settled upon the name Polercoaster only after discovering that <strong>Penis-A-Whirl </strong>was already trademarked. By me.” (Vegastripping blog)</p><p>“Also certain to be<strong> dickering </strong>with the FAA is U.S. Thrill Rides, which wants to build a ‘polercoaster’…” (Stiffs &amp; Georges blog)</p>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:25:17 +0000hdmoadmin436186 at http://lasvegascitylife.comWhy I’ll kick a few bucks to the Huntrudgehttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/why-i%E2%80%99ll-kick-few-bucks-huntrudge.html
<p>I’m cheap. I’m a lowly journalist living on a budget. I also don’t donate much cash to charitable or political causes, given the ethical considerations of my job. When the gay and lesbian center sought contributions for its new downtown digs, I reluctantly withheld my cash as someone who reports on local LGBT matters.</p><p>But I may make an exception for the Save the Huntridge cause. Why?</p>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:36:27 +0000hdmoadmin371801 at http://lasvegascitylife.comDowntown Spaces: The newest creative collectivehttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/downtown-spaces-newest-creative-collective.html
<p>Not everyone can fit into Fremont East and the Arts District — or wants to, for that matter. That’s why Charlie Fox, former owner of the Bunkhouse, bought — and is renovating — a labrynthian, mid-century modern complex on Industrial Road. It’s called Downtown Spaces, despite its Naked City location, and it’s already signing leases for its numerous spaces (ranging from 150 to 1,100 square feet) to those wanting some distance from the barhopping, art-indifferent masses that now frequent Fremont and 18b.</p><p>Already, members of the Macro Fi artist collective are building (through Indiegogo crowdfunding) a recording studio, Naked City Audio, and planning a used bookstore. Cha Cha Velour will soon hold her burlesque dancing classes there. A tea-mixer company will establish its HQ onsite. And property manager Tamarisk Wood says two more artists are signing up for studio/galleries this week. Other future plans include a stage for future First Friday events.</p>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:10:42 +0000hdmoadmin308061 at http://lasvegascitylife.comNew ‘Arrested Development’: First impression, first episodehttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/new-%E2%80%98arrested-development%E2%80%99-first-impression-first-episode.html
<p>Will the real Michael Bluth come forward?</p><p>On May 26, fans of emotionally distant comedy everywhere delighted in the return of <em>Arrested Development</em>, the beloved TV show revived by Netflix as an exclusive series. If my Facebook wall is any indication, some of those fans binged through several, if not all 15 new episodes before they had to return to work on Tuesday.</p>Thu, 30 May 2013 00:18:22 +0000hdmoadmin244146 at http://lasvegascitylife.comArts District to honor its pioneershttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/arts-district-honor-its-pioneers.html
<p>Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Bob Coffin announced that April 18, 2013, is “18b Arts District Day” in Las Vegas. And to celebrate, there’s a party at Boulder Plaza honoring the neighborhood’s pioneers (Naomi Arin, Cindy Funkhouser, Wes Myles, Oscar Goodman, et. al.) and its current board (Marc Abelman, Brian Paco Alvarez, Sam Cherry, Brett Sperry and no fewer than 10 others). The event starts in ceremony and then carries on with a reception in the courtyard — which we can only surmise will be filled with lots of rosy-cheeked art folks. As it should be. MAX PLENKE</p><p><em>Thursday, April 18, 6 p.m.; Boulder Plaza, 1046 S. Main. St.</em></p>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:20:00 +0000hdmoadmin57036 at http://lasvegascitylife.comFive faves from 10 years of The Colosseumhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/five-faves-10-years-colosseum.html
<p>I don’t frequently visit The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which turns 10 this week. The 4,000-capacity venue is largely programmed with my parents in mind. But I’m glad I caught these memorable performances there.</p><p>1. LEONARD COHEN: The septuagenarian crooner and poet made his Las Vegas debut in a positively epic fashion: with a flawless, three-hour-plus, sold-out concert. In a rare consensus, every local music critic put the show at the top of their year-end concert lists. (Dec. 10, 2010)</p>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:12:31 +0000hdmoadmin39031 at http://lasvegascitylife.comOur faves: Best of the Smith Center’s first yearhttp://lasvegascitylife.com/sections/ae/culture/our-faves-best-smith-center%E2%80%99s-first-year.html
<p>Preservation Hall Jazz Band: June 29-30, Cabaret Jazz</p><p>A State of the Union Conversation: An Evening With Frank Rich and Fran Lebowitz: Oct. 17, Reynolds Hall</p>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 01:15:26 +0000hdmoadmin38261 at http://lasvegascitylife.com